The 7 Best Top Murder Mystery Movies From 1960 to 1995 'Psycho' (1960) The mystery: This scary film is also the best murder myster...
The 7 Best Top Murder Mystery Movies From 1960 to 1995
'Psycho' (1960)
The mystery: This scary film is also the best murder mystery ever, in part because of who gets killed (no spoilers, even though you've probably already seen the key scene). Hitchcock's insistence on an unusual way to tell the story moves the plot along. And he puts in false leads all through the film so that the ending is still surprising even now.
'Chinatown' (1974)
Los Angeles private eye Evelyn Mulwray hires J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Nicholson) to find out if her husband has been cheating on her. But the case takes a different turn when Jake meets the real Mrs. Mulwray, who is played by Faye Dunaway, and starts looking into why Mr. Mulwray died suddenly. It's a complicated story about how everyone in society is corrupt, cruel, and dishonest. But be aware that there is sexual violence, and the story is very intense.
'Charade' (1963)
The enigma: This movie is a mystery, a comedy, and a romance, and it has been called "the best Hitchcock movie Hitchcock never made." Don't worry, the premise is fascinating: A woman's husband dies suddenly, and strange men also come after her. Grant, a handsome stranger, wants to help...or does he?
'The Long Goodbye' (1973)
The mystery is that a private investigator drives his friend to Mexico, and then that friend's wife is found dead. The friend does, too. It's a perfect picture of L.A. in the 1970s, with all of its seediness, as the private detective tries to find out what happened.
'Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The mystery: If you liked the remake, or even if you didn't, you should check out the original, which is a perfect reflection of Agatha Christie's vision. During a trip on the Orient Express, a billionaire is killed. The famous detective Hercule Poirot is also on the train. He starts looking into the mystery, and everyone in the car turns out to be a suspect.
'The Fugitive' (1993)
Harrison Ford is a doctor who was wrongly convicted of killing his wife, so he gets out of jail and starts to look into the crime himself. The U.S. Marshall who goes after him is played by Tommy Lee Jones. As he follows him, he reluctantly starts to think that the man he is chasing might not be guilty after all. It's not your typical "10 people in a room, figure out who the killer is" story, but the new format works very well. Having the person who was found guilty of the crime look into it is a great idea, and Ford does it perfectly.
'Seven' (1995)
The mystery is that a serial killer goes on a killing spree based on the seven deadly sins, and two detectives (Freeman and Pitt) have to figure out what's going on before he kills again. A few key scenes in the movie are now well-known, but the plot is underrated and very tense. Be careful if you don't like to see blood, though.